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Kalati, Kalāti, Kallaṭi: 5 definitions

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Kalati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kalati, (kal, kālayati) to utter an (indistinct) sound: pp. kalita Th. 1, 22. (Page 198)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Kalati in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kalati (ಕಲತಿ):—[noun] an earthen pot.

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Kālāṭi (ಕಾಲಾಟಿ):—[noun] one who manages or superintends the affairs of a temple.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kallaṭi (கல்லடி) [kallaṭittal] [kal-aṭi] intransitive verb < idem. +.

1. To hew or cut stone; கல்வெட்டுதல். [kalvettuthal.]

2. To strike the foot against a stone; காலிற் கல்லடி படுதல். [kalir kalladi paduthal.]

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Kalati (கலதி) noun < khalati. The disease that produces bald head; தலைவழுக்கையை உண் டாக்கும் நோய். (சீவரட்சாமிருதம்) [thalaivazhukkaiyai un dakkum noy. (sivaradsamirutham)]

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Kalati (கலதி) noun cf. khala-tā.

1. Ruin, destruction, disaster; கேடு. கலதியம் பிவையுங் காய்ந்த [kedu. kalathiyam pivaiyung kayntha] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 769).

2. The goddess of misfortune; மூதேவி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [muthevi. (pingalagandu)]

3. Villain, wicked man; தீக்குண முடையவன். கள்வன் கடியன் கலதி யிவன் [thikkuna mudaiyavan. kalvan kadiyan kalathi yivan] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 10, 19).

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Kalāti (கலாதி) noun < kalaha. Agitation, stir, disturbance, tumult, quarrel, scuffle, squabble, brawl, wrangle; கலகம். [kalagam.] (W.)

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Kālaṭi (காலடி) [kāl-aṭi] noun < கால்¹ [kal¹] +. [Malayalam: kālaḍi.]

1. Sole of the foot; உள்ளங்கால். [ullangal.]

2. Step or trace of the foot, footprint; காற்சுவடு. நடந்த பெருங்காலடி மேலடி [karsuvadu. nadantha perungaladi meladi] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 4, 7).

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Kālaṭi (காலடி) noun A town in the Chera country, the birth-place of Śaṅkara; சங்கராசாரி யர் அவதரித்த தலம். [sangarasari yar avatharitha thalam.]

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Kālāṭi (காலாடி) [kāl-āṭi] noun < idem. +.

1. Energetic man, one who is active in business; முயற்சியுடை யோன். [muyarsiyudai yon.] (W.)

2. Title given to the chief of the Sāliya weavers, Paḷḷas, etc.; சிலசாதிகளின் தலைவர்க்குரிய பட்டப்பெயர். [silasathigalin thalaivarkkuriya pattappeyar.]

3. Village Paḷḷa who attends to the distribution of water for irrigation; நீர்பாய்ச்சுங் கிராம ஊழியக்காரன். [nirpaychung kirama uzhiyakkaran.] Local usage

4. Vagrant; idle and disorderly person; தொழிலற் றுத்திரிபவன். [thozhilar ruthiripavan.] Colloq.

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